Have you ever run for a cause? For Zoë Romano of Richmond, Virginia, her running will benefit the World Pediatric Project. This year, she’s running the Tour de France course, averaging 30 miles a day, aiming to finish a day before the cycling race begins. The discipline of running touches more people than just the one who runs. I’m cheering for you Zoë, all the way from Louisville! Read more
"Could it be that we’re hungry for some more personal kind of face-to-face interaction?" Read more
"If the Hoffner case is any sort of indication, then we now live in an age where a child's naked body is automatically a sexual object." Read more
My wife and I don’t watch much television. We are young and cable-less. In fact, the only reason that we watch TV at all is because of a great two-part Christmas gift from my mom: Apple TV and her Netflix password. And although my wife and I differ in our taste in television, the one thing that we can always agree on is Burn Notice. This might be a bit of a dramatic statement, but so what, Burn Notice... Read more
While Man of Steel producers are hoping that they’ve got another blockbuster on their hands, apparently they’ve been pitching to one somewhat surprising audience in particular. CNN’s Eric Marrapodi reports: Warner Bros. Studios is aggressively marketing “Man of Steel” to Christian pastors, inviting them to early screenings, creating Father’s Day discussion guides and producing special film trailers that focus on the faith-friendly angles of the movie. It seems they’re not just trying to get a couple of cameo references... Read more
Sesame Street has never been known to shy away from difficult and controversial issues, and now they’re tackling another one: kids with incarcerated parents. The program has recently unveiled a toolkit to help caregivers address the needs of such children. But this raises a good question: What does it say about our nation’s problems when they become so widespread that they get addressed by Sesame Street? Read more
At ESPN, Rick Reilly wonders how history will view Tiger Woods if he never wins another major golf tournament, having won 13 in the 14 years before his highly public sex scandal and divorce in 2008. Read more
by Kiel Hauck There was a time in the not-too-distant past where Kanye West’s celebrity and impact were deeply interwoven with the TMZ tabloid culture that mutually thrived from his antics. Sadly, West’s artistic triumphs served as bullet points under the heading created by his attitude and behavior in the greater pop culture consciousness. That’s not to say that the creative brilliance and social awareness of early albums like The College Dropout and Late Registration went completely unnoticed, but for... Read more
"Our names tell us how we know ourselves, how we want to be known, and how close we’re willing to let others get to us." Read more
"The past often speaks to us with a clarity and beauty that the present seems to lack." Read more
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